Newfoundland : Newfoundland
Newfoundland entered the Great War with great enthusiasm, but was unprepared for what lay ahead. The war greatly stimulated the local economy, since fish prices rose to unprecedented heights. The mining industry also eventually prospered, but the newsprint sector did less well. This is partly becaus...
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BSB - Bavarian State Library
2019
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.15463/ie1418.11346 https://encyclopedia.1914-1918-online.net/article/newfoundland/2019-03-06?version=1.0 |
| Summary: | Newfoundland entered the Great War with great enthusiasm, but was unprepared for what lay ahead. The war greatly stimulated the local economy, since fish prices rose to unprecedented heights. The mining industry also eventually prospered, but the newsprint sector did less well. This is partly because there were endemic shipping problems caused in part by the sale of locally-owned steel-hulled vessels to the Russian government. Originally managed by the Newfoundland Patriotic Association, recruitment became a responsibility of the new National Government in 1917, which brought in conscription. The long-term impact of the war undermined the country’s independence. : 1914-1918-Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War : 1914-1918-Online International Encyclopedia of the First World War |
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